Miata Mailing List: December 1998, Message #104

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Nico,
        You drive across the Nullarbor did you? I know there's at least one
straight that's ninety miles long, not the slightest bend. Great view too,
kangaroos and emus!  Not to mention the spinifex.

Jeff Gehrig
MX5 CLUB of NSW #169 (Aust.) VICE PRESIDENT
'99 Grace Green "Kelly"
MCA #42017, OZTEAM VOODOO
http://www.mx5.com.au
Finally (non-optional OEM)  Windblocker free


-----Original Message-----
From: Nico van Steen <nico.van.steen@tip.nl>
To: Multiple recipients of list <miata@list.miata.net>
Date: Wednesday, 2 December 1998 08:30
Subject: Re: Safety


>I have to agree with Jeff about the freeways in Australia. To explain to
the
>people in the States: The roads overthere are as dull as the road that
leads
>you from Salt Lake City toward California (in the end). Wide, open and
>lonely. The only way to keep awake is by driving fast and paying attention
>for that very big mouse that hops around.
>
>Europe is different. Roads are more narrow. Sometimes 100 mph is fast,
>sometime you end up doing 140 mph........
>
>
>Nico van Steen
>91 BRG FM2
>
>
>
>>Yeah, that could be true.  I know that when I was cruising the French
>Autoroute
>>at 160kph /100mph this past May I was definately awake and paying
>attention!!
>>
>>Richard Teasdale
>>
>>
>>
>>Jeff Gehrig wrote:
>>
>>> I could argue the same about low speed limits, our
>>> limit here on freeways is 110kph (around 67 mph) which is almost slow
>enough
>>> to put one to sleep.
>>>
>>> Jeff Gehrig
>>> MX5 CLUB of NSW #169 (Aust.) VICE PRESIDENT
>>> '99 Grace Green "Kelly"
>>> MCA #42017, OZTEAM VOODOO
>>> http://www.mx5.com.au
>>> Finally (non-optional OEM)  Windblocker free
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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